Shelves of merchandise pack the east wing of the Amazon Murfreesboro fulfillment center Thursday. The site is more than 1 million square feet, the equivalent of more than 25 football fields.

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Doug Davis
| Gannett Tennessee

Covering an area larger than 25 football fields off Joe B. Jackson Parkway, Amazon's fulfillment center in Murfreesboro is doing its job: meeting the demands of customers for everything from electronics to one-serving coffee cups.

The facility received its first merchandise Sept. 19 and one week later made its first shipments to customers. Since then, shipments have left the location daily, and full-time employees have grown from 400 to 1,100, keeping products moving in and out 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

"I like energy, fast pace and vast amount of teamwork," said Demetria Lyons, an ...